Residents of Germiston in Johannesburg woke up to the gruesome sight of the body of an alleged cable thief hanging on live overhead railway lines.

The man had been electrocuted while allegedly trying to steal railway line cables, which are sold for their copper.

It's not known when he died but residents discovered the body on Wednesday morning and called the police.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Kay Makhubele said officers rushed to the scene but when they got there he was already dead.

"We have opened an inquest docket into what happened. We don't know who he is, where he's from and whether he was alone. We're busy trying to establish that," he said

Metrorail stations in South Africa have been deserted following the government's announcement that most commuter rail services would not be operating, in adherence with the lockdown regulations, and Joburg criminals have seemingly been taking advantage by stealing cables at some stations.

Last month some suburbs in the south of Joburg were left without power when a man was electrocuted while trying to climb an electricity tower.

That resulted in four substations losing power.

It's not known why the man climbed the 88KV electricity tower, but it's suspected that he might have wanted to vandalise it.

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/germiston-residents-wake-up-to-alleged-cable-thiefs-body-dangling-from-live-wires-48626747

Wow! Too bad!

This one Na Instant Judgment!!

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Righteousness89:
Wow! Too bad!

This one Na Instant Judgment!!

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You will answer for your hypocrisy which stinks.You will be thrown into a lake of fire and sulphur. Right wing terrorist!

80 kilovolt electric tower?

He must be a heartless fellow taking such a risk..

Righteousness89:
Wow! Too bad!

This one Na Instant Judgment!!

Agreed. Imagine the inconvenience he was causing for the state and other citizens who depend on this facility for their own legitimate livelihoods. Selfish creature.

Fried to hell.

Human beings are on lockdown,not the voltages.Thieves never learn.

JaceBlaze:
Human beings are on lockdown,not the voltages.Thieves never learn.

Lol . They're back on Monday with the easing of the lockdown to Level 3.

to bad for him

TMKsouth:


Lol . They're back on Monday with the easing of the lockdown to Level 3.

And beers will be back on the shelves

JaceBlaze:


And beers will be back on the shelves

Congratulations to you!! I know you've been complaining bitterly.

Eyaaa...... Business gone wrong but Nepa can never disappoint like this. if you like carry the transformer.

ethicallyright:
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You will answer for your hypocrisy which stinks.You will be thrown into a lake of fire and sulphur. Right wing terrorist!

so what is bad in that his post?

TMKsouth:


Congratulations to you!! I know you've been complaining bitterly.

What about you? You don't drink?

JaceBlaze:


What about you? You don't drink?

I do. But I'm concerned that alcohol and tobacco related health issues are gonna use up the beds that should be catering for corona patients in hospitals. Already we don't have enough.

Trauma units are often flooded with alcohol related injuries over the weekends especially - fighting, car accidents, domestic violence.

We could have done without alcohol til next year dude when we done with corona

phelonrays:


80 kilovolt electric tower?
He must be a heartless fellow taking such a risk..

Or just stupid.

Ebenezer2O2O:
so what is bad in that his post?

I think they are continuing from another post where they were battling it out.

TMKsouth:


I do. But I'm concerned that alcohol and tobacco related health issues are gonna use up the beds that should be catering for corona patients in hospitals. Already we don't have enough.

Trauma units are often flooded with alcohol related injuries over the weekends especially - fighting, car accidents, domestic violence.

We could have done without alcohol til next year dude when we done with corona

People will just have to be responsible.I really don't see the problem with reinstating alcohol because people are gonna be drinking from home anyway.It should not have been banned in the first place.We don't want our citizens to be killed by depression before Covid even get to them.


Make South Africa drink again

JaceBlaze:



People will just have to be responsible.I really don't see the problem with reinstating alcohol because people are gonna be drinking from home anyway.It should not have been banned in the first place.We don't want our citizens to be killed by depression before Covid even get to them.


Make South Africa drink again

The person is an illegal immigrant, they damaging our infrastructure

Thank got he has met his maker

Austine1213:


The person is an illegal immigrant, they damaging our infrastructure

Thank got he has met his maker

They are involved in many of these activities but we know the papers won't mention nationality out of fear of sparking xenophobic attacks.

We shouldn't celebrate death in any event,no matter who died,but I wish our government could remove these people from South Africa.

JaceBlaze:


They are involved in many of these activities but we know the papers won't mention nationality out of fear of sparking xenophobic attacks.

We shouldn't celebrate death in any event,no matter who died,but I wish our government could remove these people from South Africa.

They are cause of our many problems

Austine1213:


They are cause of our many problems

True,but when this is brought up they say we blame our problems on foreigners.

JaceBlaze:


True,but when this is brought up they say we blame our problems on foreigners.

#PutSouthAfricansFirst the movement is growing

Herman Mashaba endorsed it,,,,, things willwill change

The ANCYL wanna hijack it n make it their own

Things will change,

Austine1213:


#PutSouthAfricansFirst the movement is growing

Herman Mashaba endorsed it,,,,, things willwill change

The ANCYL wanna hijack it n make it their own

Things will change,

Let's hope it gains huge traction.

JaceBlaze:



People will just have to be responsible.I really don't see the problem with reinstating alcohol because people are gonna be drinking from home anyway.It should not have been banned in the first place.We don't want our citizens to be killed by depression before Covid even get to them.


Make South Africa drink again

Lol . Easier said than done dude. People have been caught drunk-driving even during the lockdown, so drinking at home is not the solution. We have a serious drinking problem.

But we'll see how it goes. I don't trust people to be responsible, unfortunately.

Austine1213:


#PutSouthAfricansFirst the movement is growing
Herman Mashaba endorsed it,,,,, things willwill change
The ANCYL wanna hijack it n make it their own
Things will change,

ANC Youth League still exists? Anyway, I'm excited by Mashaba starting his own party.

TMKsouth:


ANC Youth League still exists? Anyway, I'm excited by Mashaba starting his own party.

I was also surprised to see also

Mashaba is a man of his word.... Are you on Twitter?

Alotta niggas would do anythin' to SURVIVE...

Austine1213:


I was also surprised to see also

Mashaba is a man of his word.... Are you on Twitter?

I do check his account. He's been launching his manifesto there. He's too focused on foreigners though, but he knows its his selling point.